South Lake Tahoe, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	South Lake Tahoe	California	National
Population	21,506	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,117	256	91
Median age	38.0	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.1:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	47%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	46%	46%	43%
Speak English	67%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	26%	29%	13%

Key findings

The population density in South Lake Tahoe is 727% higher than California
The median age in South Lake Tahoe is 6% higher than California
In South Lake Tahoe 72.94% of the population is White
In South Lake Tahoe 1.63% of the population is Black
In South Lake Tahoe 5.35% of the population is Asian

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South Lake Tahoe population breakdown by race

Race	South Lake Tahoe	California	National
White	72.94%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	1.63%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	5.35%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.24%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.20%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.46%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	17.18%	13.28%	4.75%

In South Lake Tahoe, 33.1% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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South Lake Tahoe age breakdown

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Source: The South Lake Tahoe, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).